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phenomenon > learning phenomenon > sensory preconditioning

Preferred term

sensory preconditioning  

Definition

  • A learning phenomenon in which an association is acquired between two contiguous stimuli without reinforcement prior to conditioning, such that the response later conditioned to one stimulus can generalize to the other.

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Brogden, W. J. (1939). Sensory pre-conditioning. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 25(4), 323–332. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0058944

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-N0900M0V-9

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